Art therapists work with diverse people experiencing life-changing distress that cannot be expressed verbally. From its early beginnings in the UK and USA, art therapy is now attracting international interest and recognition. To meet ever-changing needs in uncertain times, art therapists worldwide are currently advancing socially just and culturally relevant practice and research. This book presents original contributions, highlighting innovative research and culturally diverse practices that are transforming art therapy with new insights and knowledge. It captures an internationally vibrant and truly client-centred profession, and will be of interest to arts therapists, artists in healthcare, psychotherapists, counsellors, and professionals who use art therapeutically in their practice.
This book covers issues of women's health, history, community cultural development, new feminisms and the voices of the Kaurna women who have lived in and around Port Adelaide for so many years.
The focus is on improving healthcare environments , for example , by making them more ' friendly or interesting and involving the local community in arts that are ' socially relevant ( Roberts and Bund , 1993 : 2 ) .
For example, a seven-year-old girl, Lynn, came into the playroom and stated that she wanted to paint. She went to the easel and painted one stripe of each colour on the paper. When asked about her picture, Lynn said that it was a ...
Charts the growth of the arts for health movement in the UK during the 1980s and 90s.
This book highlights clay work as a significant resource for art therapists, arts in health practitioners, and counsellors, providing an emotive yet contained approach to the development of personal body image acceptance and self-compassion ...
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A Guide to Conducting Art Therapy Research
'Beyond the Mind's Eye': Art Therapy and Creative Healing